General Scenes Of Army At Work 1944

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M/S small tanks undergoing tests on rough ground. Various shots convoy of lorries, some towing search lights, other loaded with cases, leave depot and moving along a road. Interior shots large ordnance depot, where guns, predictors,...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
62697
Sort Number:
UN 1289 A
Time in/Out:
01:19:51:00 / 01:24:38:00
Canister:
UN 1289 A
Film ID:
2060.04
Issue Date:

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Ordinance Factory

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